I think it is an interesting idea worth trying. You might also be interested in the "iemguts" properties support for abstractions that IOhannes wrote.
.hc On Jun 16, 2008, at 7:46 AM, Luke Iannini wrote: > Yo, > I just added an idea to http://puredata.info/dev/GuiIdeas and thought > I'd post it here too for discussion, since one day I may get around to > doing it (or perhaps someone else with more pd-hacking talent wants to > :) ) > > An object, [contextitem 1 Change colors...] would add a "Change > colors..." item to either the current canvas, the parent of the object > (when the object was right clicked), or both depending on the first > argument (0, 1, or 2 respectively). The remaining arguments would > specify the name of the context item (to allow for spaces), and the > [contextitem] object would have a single outlet which would [bang( > when the context item was clicked. > > This (combined with a state-saving solution) would allow emulation of > "Properties" dialogs, and would be generally useful for embedding > functionality in tight spaces. > > Cheers > Luke > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ > listinfo/pd-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. - Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list